NOTE: Tickets for this show are sold out.

Welcome to the office of Dr. Ligotti.
You are his patient, in therapy for your vivid nightmares.
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Or are you the participant in an experimental immersive experience?
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The Manikins: a work in progress is NOT a work in progress.

It is a ninety-minute performance by two actors for you, its single audience member and protagonist.

It is a labyrinthine conspiracy, a cold war between dream and reality, a constantly transforming psychedelic world that slips like sand between your fingers.

Seize it while you can.
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“In the days since we attended, the show has burrowed itself into our subconscious to a degree we didn't know a piece of theatre could. We'll likely still be processing it for weeks to come, and it's not something that will ever be forgotten. In the simplest possible terms, this is the best immersive show of 2024, and it may take many more years for anything else to come close to it.”
- Immersive Rumours (★★★★★)

“Genuinely new... it is hard to get more immersive than this.”
- Anna James, The Stage

The Stage's top 50 shows of 2023
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Created by Jack Aldisert
Performers: Jack Aldisert, Olivia Steele
Scenography: Min-Chien Feng
Sound & light: Tim Jan Eichelbaum
Stage Manager: Hannah Gintberg-Dees
Costumes: Anna Niamh Gorman
Props: Hannah Gintberg-Dees
Dramaturgy: Harley Winzenried, Audrey Regan
Producers: Amy Sze, Claire Marieb, Dominika Uçar, Sophia Ginsburg

Content warning:
The Manikins: a work in progress is a fully interactive performance for a single audience member, and much of that interaction is conversational. We highly recommend that participants have a comfortable grasp on conversational English in order to get the most out of the experience. There are long periods of standing, but a chair can be arranged upon request. ​There are long periods of relative darkness. We recommend wearing comfortable shoes, and contact lenses if applicable.